There are plenty of things that Tampa is famous for, but it’s very hard to get away from one of its greatest claims to fame, and contributions to world culture, the cigar......here
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tampa And The Fuentes
There are plenty of things that Tampa is famous for, but it’s very hard to get away from one of its greatest claims to fame, and contributions to world culture, the cigar......here
Tampa #1 In Staged Accidents
Recent data points to a surge in Florida of so-called “staged accidents,” incidents where criminals fake a no-fault accident to collect insurance money. The NICB found that while South Florida remains a hot spot for the crime, operations have expanded northward to Tampa, which has become the activity’s epicenter with 487 questionable accidents that appear staged last year, a 290% increase......here
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The Monster Under The Kennedy Boulevard Bridge
A worker getting off late in downtown Tampa saw a bipedal animal swimming under the Kennedy Bridge. The creatures body was covered with hair and he was eating crabs on the rocks below. When the man got close, the animal swam off at a very high rate of speed north up the Hillsborough River......here
Stogie Recommends
A film directed by Joe Wright, and starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. The screenplay by Susannah Grant is based on the book, The Soloist by Steve Lopez. The film is based on a true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who develops schizophrenia and becomes homeless.The Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Foundation
Independence From Oil Bike Ride
Celebrate the Fourth of July with either an 11- or 24-mile bike ride. Leaves Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park at 8 AM. It's free and an easy ride of 12-14 mph.info
Fema Plans To Evacuate Tampa?
FEMA has plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay area in the event of a controlled burn of surface oil in the Gulf of Mexico, or if wind or other conditions are expected to take toxic fumes through Tampa Bay......here
Democrat Darryl Rouson Of St. Petersburg
“Everyone knows what’s being smoked out of these pipes; the only ones who claim they don’t know are the sellers of these pipes.”.......Rep. Darryl Rouson, D-St. PeteDoesn't St. Pete Have Real Problems?
10-Years-In Prison For Having Sex And Smiling
Circuit Judge Chet A. TharpeTampa teacher Stephanie Ragusa was sentenced to 10-years-in prison for having sexual relationships with two of her underage students. One of the issues addressed by Judge Tharpe during Monday’s sentencing was Stephanie Ragusa’s smile......here
Monday, June 28, 2010
That Meek-Rubio-Crist Thing Going On ‘Round Here
I’m coming very, very late to this game, but let me put my two cents in as regards the Meek-Rubio-Crist matchup. Specifically, the question of what might happen down the road as Crist seems to be hovering up an awful lot of Democratic support that might otherwise have gone to Meek......here
BP Opens First Claims Office In Tampa Bay
BP set up a claims office in Clearwater over the weekend, its first in the Tampa Bay area. The storefront at 2551 Drew St. is the oil giant's 12th claims office in Florida and one of 35 in states affected by the oil spill........here
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Destruction Of The Gulf Of Mexico
Do you live in an area that is being affected by the oil spill? Do you have photo or video of what's happening on the coastlines? We want to see your on-the-ground photos. 
Gulf Oil Spill: A Catastrophe of Epic Proportions
As the Gulf oil spill crisis enters its fourth week, independent scientists estimate that the volume of this spill in one week matches that of the 1969 Exxon Valdez disaster, making the Gulf spill by far the worst such disaster in U.S. history......herePhoto Gallery
Voting Now Open For 2010 Florida Netroots Awards
Vote HereVote Local, Stogie Recommends.
Pushing Rope - Saint Petersblog 2.0 - Re/Creating Tampa - Daily Loaf - The Feed - Doug Tudor - Pinellas County Democrats - Progress Florida - Tampa Bay Living Green - Ray Seaman - The O-Train - Cathy Salustri - SpillBabySpill - Jackie Dowd - Ybor City Stogie
Pushing Rope - Saint Petersblog 2.0 - Re/Creating Tampa - Daily Loaf - The Feed - Doug Tudor - Pinellas County Democrats - Progress Florida - Tampa Bay Living Green - Ray Seaman - The O-Train - Cathy Salustri - SpillBabySpill - Jackie Dowd - Ybor City Stogie
Idiots In The News: Republican Rep. Joe Barton
On The $20 Billion BP Was Asked To Pay For The Gulf Cleanup"I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private corporation can be subject to what I would characterize as a shakedown, in this case a $20 billion dollar shakedown...a $20 billion dollar slush fund."......Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas
Seize BP!
Oil Spill - WorldNet Daily Says It Was God
Carl Gallups - Hickory Hammock Baptist Church - Milton, FloridaYes, that’s right folks. I knew it would be just a matter of time, but the tea bagger crazies are now claiming the oil spill in the Gulf was caused by God......here
A Memo To Kendrick Meek
Kenneth Quinnell, the uber-smart new media director for the Kendrick Meek campaign, recently asked a few of us in the blogging community for feedback on “on the candidate, the campaign and our new media outreach efforts.” While I am sure Ken would have preferred for me to deliver my counsel privately, I wouldn’t tell him anything privately that I wouldn’t write on this blog. So here goes.......here Kendrick Meek 2010
Otis Padgett
In 1971, after integration, Otis Padgett became band director at Buchanan, where his students racked up honors. He retired in 1990, died in 2004. A scholarship in his name has been established........here
Progressives and Obama
Norman Solomon: From Wall Street to the war, this isn't what progressive democrats voted for
The Refinery In Seminole Heights
Here The Mantra Is: Local, Local, Local.The Refinery, on N Florida Avenue just south of Hillsborough Avenue, has a circle-of-life partnership with the Seminole Heights Community Garden, on Violet Street, just a nine-minute walk away......here
Florida State Board of Administration
Bill McCollum, Alex Sink, and Charlie CristIf potential voters would read about the SBA, they would discover that trustees Alex Sink, Bill McCollum, and Charlie Crist are guilty of gross incompetence and negligence in the way they lost billions of our dollars as a result of ignoring the advice in at least 19 internal audits, while pandering to special interests.......here
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Welcome To The Contaminated State Of Florida
The Beginning Of The EndTourist Businesses From Pensacola To Panama City
Are feeling the full financial crunch of the massive oil spill, as normally packed parking lots sat nearly empty Saturday despite offers of discounts in an effort to drum up customers.....here
Gay Pride Festival In St. Pete
Tens of thousands of people gathered near downtown St. Petersburg for the annual gay pride festival Saturday and the rest of the city pretty much shrugged. Organizers estimated turnout along Central Avenue at 80,000, about the same as last year........here
Crowds Join Hands Along Area Beaches To Protest Oil Drilling
Hundreds gather to join hands Saturday at noon north of Pier 60 on Clearwater Beach while participating in the international Hands Across the Sand event.....here
Tampa Cops Resort To Planet of the Apes Style Policing
To Let The Scum Public Know Who Their Bosses AreRestaurants and bars are whacked with county health violations if they so much as operate a dysfunctional dishwasher, and yet cops are given free reign to swagger through businesses on horseback in some kind of bizarre display of letting the scum know who their bosses are.......here
"It's Good Public Relations".......Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor
Ybor City: Where Cigars Are Still King
At the turn of the 20th century, Tampa, Florida,was the “Cigar Capital of the World.” Ybor City, a section of Tampa located near the port,was the center of cigar manufacturing........here
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Started back in 1996 by the Doble family, TBBC is located in the entertainment district of Tampa known as Ybor City. They offer seasonal beers, year-round taps, a full menu, and a mug club frequent drinker program.......here
Ybor City's First Fire Station
The Mirta Hook and Ladder Volunteer Fire Station was established on this site. The station was named in honor of the youngest daughter of Don Vicente Martinez Ybor, founder of Ybor City.......here
The Ybor City Tattoo Company
Grand Opening & Art ShowSunday, July 11, 2010 - 6pm to 10pm
Ybor City Tattoo Company
1730 7th Ave, Ybor City
info
Friday, June 25, 2010
Dr. Riki Ott In Tarpon Springs
Dr. Riki Ott came to speak to the local community and fishermen of Tarpon Springs. For those of you that do not know who she is, she is an Exxon Valdez survivor. She has written two books about her experiences......here
Stogie Recommends
The Book of EliA 2010 American action film directed by the Hughes brothers, written by Gary Whitta, and starring Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Jennifer Beals and Mila Kunis.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The Stogie Is Unemployed!
Is The Economy Getting Better?The Company I Was Working For Closed Its Doors.
"Cuba" The Official Newspaper of the Cuban Revolutionary Party
On this site was published the historic newspaper "Cuba," dedicated to the cause of Cuban Independence. "Cuba" was the successor of "El Critico De Ybor City." Its editor was Ramon Rivero y Rivero, a great revolutionist. In 1891 Rivero collaborated with Jose Marti in drafting the Basis for the Cuban Revolutionary Party.......here
Habitat for Humanity of Hillsborough County
1st Annual Charity Golf TournamentEmerald Greens Golf Resort & Country Club
Monday, September 20 at 11:00 am
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